Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Further and Higher Education
Joe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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2137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from Kildare north enrolled in further education for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59124/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The total number of 2025/26 enrolments in further education across North Kildare is 1,991 as set out by programme category below:
| Programme Category | Learner Enrolments |
|---|---|
| Adult Literacy Groups | 277 |
| BTEI Groups | 459 |
| Bridging and Foundation Training | 26 |
| Community Education | 106 |
| ESOL | 439 |
| FET Pathways from School | 26 |
| Skills to Advance | 360 |
| Specialist Training Providers | 68 |
| Specific Skills Training | 53 |
| Traineeship Training | 26 |
| VTOS Core | 93 |
| Voluntary Literacy Tuition | 3 |
| Youthreach | 55 |
| Total | 1,991 |
Note- This only includes learners enrolled in a course in Naas, Sallins, Celbridge, Clane, Kilcock, Kill, Leixlip, and Maynooth.
Joe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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2138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from Kildare North enrolled in higher education for the 2025-26 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59125/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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This information requested specifically is not held by my Department in the format requested. The statistics on higher education enrolments are drawn from the Student Records System (SRS) of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
The most recent HEA available data shows that in 2024/2025 there were 12,460 students in higher education whose home county was registered as Kildare. This shows a continued increasing trend, up from 9,750 (28% increase) registered in 2017/2018.
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